• @Jax@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    I struggle to believe that they’d be named stinkbugs if 80% of the population thinks they smell nice. Something doesn’t add up with the information you’re presenting.

    Source: I like cilantro, and stinkbugs stink.

    • @prayer@sh.itjust.works
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      210 months ago

      Just because its the same chemical doesn’t make it smell the same. Try taking a spoonful of vanilla extract and you will find it does not taste like the smell. The ration and volume of the volatiles also determines how it smells.

    • @Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Well that’s because I didn’t say 80% :) I said “to some people” and the study also shows it varies from neutral to pleasant.